{"id":518,"date":"2025-11-09T03:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T03:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=518"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:19:16","slug":"turmeric-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=518","title":{"rendered":"Turmeric"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/T4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520\" style=\"width:211px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/T4.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/T4-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/T4-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/T4-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/T4-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduces inflammation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ease Joint Pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Immune System: Curcumin in turmeric has antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. Enhance the antioxidant capacity and fights free-radical damages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treats your gut, help with irritable bowel syndrome and colitis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhance mood, potential uses in treatments for depression through reversing the harmful brain changes which happen in depressive state. Research&nbsp;has also shown its ability to potentially increase levels of mood-regulating neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support digestion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cognitive function, it had been found to enhance levels of BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) which is known to play a significant role in the cognitive functions. This indicates that turmeric has the ability to enhance the brain health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Ayurveda, turmeric is a revered &#8220;golden spics&#8221; that has been used for centuries. It is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, purifying effects on blood and liver, and ability to kindle digestive fire. Modern science is also confirming many of these benefits, especially related to inflammation and antioxidant properties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ayurvedic properties and effects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Balancing the doshas:<\/strong>&nbsp;Turmeric is considered a &#8220;Kapha Pitta shamaka,&#8221; meaning it can help reduce aggravated Kapha and Pitta doshas. However, excessive consumption can aggravate Pitta and Vata.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Taste and energy:<\/strong>&nbsp;It has a bitter (tikta) and pungent (katu) taste, with a heating potency (ushna) that stimulates the digestive fire (agni).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tissue support:<\/strong>&nbsp;It is particularly beneficial for the blood and plasma tissues (rasa and rakta dhatu) and is used to support liver, muscle, and joint health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Detoxification:<\/strong>&nbsp;It helps cleanse the blood and liver, and its cleansing energy can reduce ama (toxicity).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Common Ayurvedic uses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For skin:<\/strong>&nbsp;Used as a paste to brighten skin, balance tone, and reduce discoloration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For wounds and injuries:<\/strong>&nbsp;Applied topically as a paste or used in other ways to promote healing. Yogis use it to help stretch ligaments and repair injuries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For digestion:<\/strong>&nbsp;Supports digestion and metabolism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For circulation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Stimulates blood formation and invigorates circulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Immunity:<\/strong>&nbsp;Supports the immune system.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Modern day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Modern science is researching turmeric&#8217;s anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and other properties, with many benefits being studied and confirmed, such as for managing osteoarthritis pain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black pepper is often paired with turmeric to enhance the absorption of its active compound, curcumin.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5664031\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5664031\/\">Interesting Study<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Benefits In Ayurveda, turmeric is a revered &#8220;golden spics&#8221; that has been used for centuries. It is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, purifying effects on blood and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-518","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=518"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1206,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/518\/revisions\/1206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}